Karen James
Karen James was admitted to membership in the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Carolina during her junior year in April, 1978. Ms. James is a triple graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her B.A. in English and Political Science in 1979, M. A. in Teaching English in 1985, and J.D. in 1990. I mmediately prior to accepting her current position as Director of Enrichment and Advising with the Morehead-Cain Foundation, Ms. James was Associate Director of Advising and Admissions for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Program at Kenan-Flagler Business School. During that time, she also served as an Advisor for the Honors Program and Academic Advising in the College of Arts & Sciences and General College and became the first three-time recipient of the Class of 1996 Excellence in Advising Award. Her career path also included a decade practicing law. She joined a top national corporate litigation firm in D.C. immediately after law school and then spent her final two years with the premier education law firm in North Carolina before returning "home" to UNC. She enjoys working with Carolina's wonderful students much more than with her former corporation and school board clients.
East Wing, Morehead Planetarium
Campus Box 3485
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3485
klj@unc.edu